Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Replacement linear power supply options
Thanks for the other power supply links. Turns out, as noted elsewhere, if not using the USB input, 2.5 A is sufficient to fully power the Touch and I.R. sensor. I tried my old Elpac WM075-1950 linear power supply (5W 2.5A, used elsewhere with an SB3) works perfectly. Fidelity is great, and my remote now works again! main system: touch > bel canto dac 3.5vb > conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp > ml expressions. audience au24e cables. secondary systems elsewhere in home: 1- boom, 2- sb3's, and 2- sb radio's. member of the 'suncoast audiophile society' (http://www.meetup.com/suncoast-audiophile-society/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108551 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?
+1 to replacing the A/C adapter first, before performing major surgery to replace the IR sensor. That solved the problem in my case as well. Long live the SB Touch! main system: touch > bel canto dac 3.5vb > conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp > ml expressions. audience au24e cables. secondary systems elsewhere in home: 1- boom, 2- sb3's, and 2- sb radio's. member of the 'suncoast audiophile society' (http://www.meetup.com/suncoast-audiophile-society/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103192 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Replacement linear power supply options
sleepysurf wrote: > ...I'd prefer to get a medical grade linear power supply (vs. one of the > $250+ audiophile grade ones). I found this Inventus (formerly Elpac) > linear supply which I believe has the proper barrel plug... Actually, upon further review, looks like this one is a switching power supply, but minimal ripple, so I'll try it. Still far more inexpensive than the Teradek, Teddy Pardo, etc. main system: touch > bel canto dac 3.5vb > conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp > ml expressions. audience au24e cables. secondary systems elsewhere in home: 1- boom, 2- sb3's, and 2- sb radio's. member of the 'suncoast audiophile society' (http://www.meetup.com/suncoast-audiophile-society/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108551 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Replacement linear power supply options
I need a new Touch A/C adapter to "fix" my remote control sensing issue, as noted in another thread. Rather than buying another OEM adapter, I'd prefer to get a medical grade linear power supply (vs. one of the $250+ audiophile grade ones). I found this Inventus (formerly Elpac) linear supply which I believe has the proper barrel plug... https://www.mouser.com/productdetail/inventus-power/mwa020005a-10a?qs=sGAEpiMZZMs1jjUfAXmXylf2QqrovnqXv3Nm0V6T%2FZI%3D However, it puts out 4A at 5V, vs. the OEM Logitech 3A at 5V. My vague electrical knowledge says this would be OK, as the Touch will only "pull" the current it needs. However, I want to confirm that this linear power supply won't "brick" my Touch when I plug it in. If this particular linear supply won't work, please recommend another Inventus/Elpac model. main system: touch > bel canto dac 3.5vb > conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp > ml expressions. audience au24e cables. secondary systems elsewhere in home: 1- boom, 2- sb3's, and 2- sb radio's. member of the 'suncoast audiophile society' (http://www.meetup.com/suncoast-audiophile-society/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108551 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] External DAC for Touch Advice?
Depending upon the speakers you're using with your NAD receiver, you may or may not, notice a significant improvement with an outboard DAC. If you have a highly resolving setup, it might be worth the effort. Previously, I used a Benchmark DAC-1 with my Touch, and it was slightly better than the Touch alone. However, I've since upgraded to a Bel Canto DAC 3.5VB, which is MUCH better, albeit at a much higher price point. Fortunately, I have a high-end setup with very resolving electrostatic speakers, so it was a no-brainer for me. Regardless, the fact that a $3500 DAC could take the Touch to a new level is further proof of how good a bit-perfect streamer it is! main system: touch bel canto dac 3.5vb conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of the 'suncoast audiophile society' (http://www.meetup.com/suncoast-audiophile-society/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100028 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue
Kal Rubinson;576562 Wrote: Yikes. That is an error, big-time. I was asked about RC before I had more than a few days with the Touch and my recommendation was... Kal Yeah, I'll say! In 2009, the Transporter was ranked as Class A (still is), and the Squeezebox (Classic) as Class D. I would consider the new Touch to be Class B (arguably C, with it's native DAC), but clearly Class A (if judged strictly as a digital server feeding an outboard DAC). Hopefully S'phile will post a correction in a future issue. -- sleepysurf main system: touch benchmark dac-1 conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81346 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue
krochat;575837 Wrote: Nice job on the review Kal! ... Ditto. However, I'm curious why the (tweaked) USB output capability exceeded digital coax, and if the same tweaks might be implemented for S/PDIF as well (which is how I'm feeding my Benchmark DAC). Regardless, looks like the sky is the limit with this latest Squeezebox iteration! I sure hope some of these software tweaks will find their way into a future firmware upgrade. -- sleepysurf main system: touch benchmark dac-1 conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81346 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue
Kal Rubinson;575926 Wrote: Not a (tweaked) USB output. Getting any USB output is the tweak. It was great that way because of the wonderful Ayre DAC. When my Meridian 861v4 is upgraded to v6 with apodizing, I expect it to be competitive via S/PDIF. I realize the main- tweak- is just -getting- USB output. However, in your review, you infer there were other associated tweaks, namely defeating all other outputs. So, I'm just wondering how much better the S/PDIF output could theoretically be if the Toslink and/or analog outputs were likewise disabled (via software). Perhaps John, or others, will shed some light here. -- sleepysurf main system: touch benchmark dac-1 conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81346 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue
Thanks John, that really clarifies things. Oh well, guess I'll have to be content with digital coax out to my Benchmark, until I upgrade to a new-and-improved DAC down the road. -- sleepysurf main system: touch benchmark dac-1 conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81346 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Touch review in Octobers TAS!
Looks like -all- the high-end mags are now jumping on the Touch bandwagon! Just got my October issue of The Absolute Sound, and Steven Stone has a very favorable review of the Touch, including a superb comparison of the Duet vs. Touch, and also comparing the Touch digital into his Meridian DAC vs. his Meridian 598 CD transport. Overall, he states that the Touch audio performance (particularly with digital out to a capable DAC) definitely qualifies it as a legitimate high-end component, even moreso with 24/96 tracks. Also, unlike some other recent online Touch reviews, Mr. Stone nicely articulates the pros/cons of wired/wireless playback from remote libraries using Squeezebox Server, vs. direct USB sourced tracks, and also mentions that 3rd party remote control apps are also available. Overall, an extremely well-written and informative review. Ironically, this month's TAS cover is titled -The Analog Issue-! Perhaps vinyl has finally met it's match! -- sleepysurf main system: touch benchmark dac-1 conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81699 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon drops SB Touch -- why?
Duh! Amazon is the gold standard on Internet selling/marketing. I suspect the REAL reason Logitech wants to be the sole online source is very simple... $$$! I'm sure the profit on Logitech direct selling is a helluva lot higher than via 3rd-party sites, but I suspect that Logitech will (eventually) realize that Amazon can move a far greater number of units, not to mention the added marketing clout. -- sleepysurf main system: touch benchmark dac-1 conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81426 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Touch will not read USB Flash Drive
I'm goin' crazy troubleshooting this. I have an old 1GB USB Flash Drive (FAT formatted) which I copied a few FLAC files to, to demo the Touch for an audiophile friend. However, the Touch does NOT recognize the USB drive, and if I try to manually force it to scan (via Advanced Settings), under USB Disc it says None. I even did a factory reset, to no avail. The USB Flash Drive is fully readable (and playable) in my Win 7 laptop, so I know it works. Kinda embarrassing as I was trying to show off the capabilities of the Touch! Any suggestions? -- sleepysurf main system: touch benchmark dac-1 conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80256 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch will not read USB Flash Drive
Unfortunately, I only have the one flash drive, but will borrow one to test. BTW, can the Touch handle 24/96 FLAC tracks streamed directly from a USB Flash Drive? -- sleepysurf main system: touch benchmark dac-1 conrad-johnson ct-5 preamp and premier 350 amp ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80256 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Adjusting text size
The very limited visibility of the Touch from beyond 8-9 ft is a MAJOR oversight (pun intended). The color screen, improved digital (and analog) sound quality, plus 24/96 capability, is all overshadowed by the fact that I cannot clearly see the screen from my sweet spot listening position, which is 12' away. I've ordered a longer coax cable and will try moving the Touch a couple feet closer, and see if that helps. Hopefully Logitech (or somebody) will create a larger font option, which, even with scrolling, makes the device functional from 12-14' viewing distances. -- sleepysurf main system: sb2 (with elpac linear psu) benchmark dac-1 modwright swl 9.0se c-j premier 350 ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78217 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unofficial official Release Date
iPhone;519839 Wrote: ... I just wish that those of us that wanted to could sign a waiver and get our Touch units today. I need 5 right now and probably more like 9 or 10. Now THAT would be a smart move for Logitech. Just like Oppo did with their late-beta BDP-83 release, it would appease the small subset of us that are clamoring to get the Touch into their system, even if not quite-ready-for-prime-time. Frankly, Logitech is losing a LOT of marketshare to rivals who are rolling (or about to roll out) 24/96 capable streamers. -- sleepysurf main system: sb2 (with elpac linear psu) benchmark dac-1 modwright swl 9.0se c-j premier 350 ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73231 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unofficial official Release Date
Looking over the bug list, I wonder if Logitech has bitten off more than they can chew with their aspirations for what the Touch can do. I always thought streaming lossless (ideally 24/96) files from a hard drive/internet was going to -simplify- audio playback. Now, it looks like it might be easier to rewrite all the code that makes Toyotas go (and sometimes stop)! -- sleepysurf main system: sb2 (with elpac linear psu) benchmark dac-1 modwright swl 9.0se c-j premier 350 ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73231 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?
Looks interesting, but they don't provide any details about the DAC and analog output stage. Also, the angle of the display would make it difficult to view from your listening position. I presume they figure you'd use and iPhone or iTouch for primary control. I d/l the Opus 4 brochure, which actually has erroneous information about the Squeezebox and Transporter... http://downloads.olive.us/brochure_opus_no4.pdf Looking forward to seeing some reviews! -- sleepysurf main system: sb2 (with elpac linear psu) benchmark dac-1 modwright swl 9.0se c-j premier 350 ml summits. audience au24e and blue jeans cables. secondary systems: sb3 in master br (russound r235ls amp driving in-ceiling speaker) and game room (powered swan s200a speakers), with boom in home office. member of 'the tampa bay listening society' (http://www.thetbls.com/) sleepysurf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72397 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
